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Plane crashes in New York state killing 49
February 13, 2009 at 7:11 am

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Forty nine people were killed when a passenger plane crashed into a house 10 miles from Buffalo, New York, airport and burst into a ball of flames late on Thursday, officials said.

U.S. foreclosure image is 2008 World Press Photo
February 13, 2009 at 7:06 am

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A picture of an armed sheriff moving through an American home after an eviction due to a mortgage foreclosure was named World Press Photo of 2008 on Friday.

Price will be king at the 2009 New York Toy Fair
February 13, 2009 at 5:29 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don't expect to see $180 toy puppies or a $300 animated dinosaur when toy makers unveil their latest products next week, as a recession has squelched the buying power of even the most indulgent parents.

To save or to spend? Americans ponder their duty
February 13, 2009 at 1:54 am

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - After the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush urged Americans to go shopping. As he hands out $789 billion in economic stimulus, President Barack Obama has been less clear -- and Americans simply don't know whether they should save or spend.

Obama eyes home loan subsidies in rescue plan: sources
February 13, 2009 at 12:57 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is hammering out a program to subsidize mortgages in a new front to fight the credit crisis, sources familiar with the plan told Reuters on Thursday, boosting financial markets.

Texas orders peanut recall from company's 2nd plant
February 12, 2009 at 9:33 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas state health officials said on Thursday they had ordered the recall of products made at a plant operated by a company at the center of a big salmonella outbreak.

In recession, U.S. MBA students seek backup plan
February 12, 2009 at 7:39 pm

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - For decades, investment banking was a well-worn path to affluence for business-school graduates. But as Wall Street teeters, many are scrambling to find alternate routes into a brutal job market.

Loss for cigarette maker in Florida smoker trial
February 12, 2009 at 7:33 pm

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida jury ruled on Thursday that a smoker's death was caused by his addiction to cigarettes, a legal setback for cigarette giant Philip Morris in the first of potentially thousands of cases to go to trial.

Obama eyes home loan subsidies in rescue plan: sources
February 12, 2009 at 5:50 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is hammering out a program to subsidize mortgages in a new front to fight the credit crisis, sources familiar with the plan told Reuters on Thursday, firing financial markets.

Record price for Lincoln speech on 200th birthday
February 12, 2009 at 5:42 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln two days after his 1864 presidential election victory was sold for a record $3.44 million on Thursday, the 200th anniversary of his birth.

U.S. judges admit to jailing children for money
February 12, 2009 at 5:36 pm

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two judges pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting more than $2.6 million from a private youth detention center in Pennsylvania in return for giving hundreds of youths and teenagers long sentences.

Florida fund manager plotted to flee for months: U.S.
February 12, 2009 at 5:28 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused Florida hedge fund manager who disappeared in January as his losses mounted as high as $300 million, had planned to flee for months, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday in a move to deny him bail.

Starbucks to sell instant "soluble" coffee: report
February 12, 2009 at 3:56 pm

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp is poised to launch an instant, "soluble" coffee product called Via, Advertising Age reported on Thursday.

U.S. family net worth down since 2007: Fed
February 12, 2009 at 3:31 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The collapse of U.S. housing and stock prices have likely pushed household net worth down by more than 20 percent in the past year, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.

More than 600,000 without power from Ohio to NY
February 12, 2009 at 2:12 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wind gusts felled trees onto power lines from Ohio to New York on Wednesday night, leaving by Thursday afternoon more than 600,000 customers without electricity, utility companies said.

Senator predicts swift action on credit cards
February 12, 2009 at 1:57 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit card practices considered unfair to consumers, such as sudden rate increases, will disappear sooner than a 18-month implementation period set by regulators, Sen. Christopher Dodd predicted on Thursday.

U.S. vaccine court rules against autism case family
February 12, 2009 at 10:42 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A special U.S. court ruled against a family on Thursday that claimed vaccines caused their daughter's severe autism-like disability.

U.S. retail sales rebound, new jobless claims slip
February 12, 2009 at 10:33 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rebounded in January, government data showed on Thursday, likely boosted by post-holiday discounts and providing a rare glimmer of hope for the recession-hit economy.

Majority of U.S. workers would pick another career
February 12, 2009 at 10:27 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. workers would pick a different career if they could choose over again, according to research released on Wednesday.

South Carolina regulators OK nuclear power project
February 12, 2009 at 10:04 am

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina regulators have unanimously approved a request by the state's largest utility, South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G), to join with a state-owned utility to build two nuclear reactors.
 

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